Pyaasa

1957

India

2h 26min

15

Directed by: Guru Dutt

Cast: Waheeda Rehman, Guru Dutt, Mala Sinha

Language: Hindi

Vijay is a struggling, pessimistic poet whose family, tired of his lack of finances and his drinking, sell his manuscripts to a paper factory whilst kicking him out of the house. His hunt for them leads them to a woman, Gulabo, who works in a brothel.